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Chapter 47 Mountain Lord
"examine?"

A miner got up in a daze and asked, "Another inspection?"

They complained that every few months, someone from their superiors would come to inspect them, and their only concern was whether they were working diligently, whether they were hiding anything for personal gain, and so on.

They will suffer a lot, as the supervision will increase a lot and the management will be strict, so they won't even have the chance to be lazy or slack off.

After hurriedly finishing breakfast, the supervisor drove everyone out and we arrived at the ground we had been away from for a long time.

Chen Lang squinted his eyes and saw the golden light scattered on the ground. For a moment he didn't recognize it. It was clearly the soft morning light, but it was so bright that he couldn't open his eyes.

I haven't seen the sun for a long time.

He looked around and saw that the other miners were in a worse condition than him. They all covered their eyes with their hands or simply turned their backs. Living in the dark for too long made them afraid of the light.

Being in darkness for a long time made their skin appear sickly pale, and they all looked skinny. Although many of them were monks, their mental state was like that of exiled starving people.

Around them, more than a dozen warriors wearing black armor and holding weapons stood, revealing a powerful aura that was faint and imperceptible. Chen Lang had sensed it from Senior Brother Han Tianxiao, Li Rui, and the Goddess Peak Master, and it should be the foundation-building cultivation level.

Although not as strong as that of the sect disciples, the evil spirit is very heavy and gives people a great sense of pressure.

As expected, these are the mine guards.

However, what surprised him was that the dozen or so supervisors who usually wielded whips in a show of power were now standing in a row obediently. They were in much better condition and their aura was very strong. After all, each of them had to supervise a lot of miners, and if they were not strong enough, they would easily die suddenly.

A moment later, a warrior wearing black armor and a helmet appeared.

"Hello, Captain." The warrior guards saluted.

The captain of the guard nodded slightly, his eyes fell on the hundreds of miners and a dozen supervisors, and said coldly:

"The mountain master is here to check today, so you all need to be more diligent. Stop those sneaky tricks and those little moves of hiding the raw ore.

Normally it would be fine, I would not bother to argue with you, but if the mountain master saw me today and I behaved in an embarrassing manner, there would be only one result. "

He gestured to his neck.

"die!"

Then, the captain of the guard said:
"The mountain master is very dissatisfied with your performance this year. It is the worst year ever! I have to take the blame for your laziness!
So, starting today, your workload will be doubled, did you hear that? "

"This" many miners had ugly faces. They were already barely surviving, and now the workload had doubled, which would be a death sentence for them.

But they had no choice. If they didn't obey, the guards would take their lives.

"I heard it." They responded one after another.

The captain of the guard said something else and dismissed the many miners. They returned to the dark underground, and each of them picked up their tools and started clanking.

Shi Ming immediately found Chen Lang and said, "Chen Lang, you have to work today too. You can't be idle."

Chen Lang was promised a few days of rest, but since the mountain master came to inspect, there was nothing that could be done.

Chen Lang didn't resist. He just kept working. When Brother Dan comes, you'll be in trouble.

But he still asked, "Is the Mountain Master the owner of this Black Mountain Spirit Mine?"

"Yes, and I heard that he owns more than a dozen mines nearby, and this is just one of them." Shi Ming whispered. He heard this from a guard.

"What is his level of cultivation?" Chen Lang asked.

"I don't know, at least in the middle to late stage of foundation building."

Chen Lang wondered, if he killed the mountain owner, would it be considered destroying the mine? Unfortunately, the gift from Zhong Haoran was scratched off, so he couldn't do anything about it.

Moreover, even if he was killed, he felt that a new mountain owner would appear, and it would not be considered as destroying the Black Mountain Spiritual Mine.

So he returned to Mine No. 214, where there was an empty truck next to him. As required, he had to fill the truck today.

Mr. Jin who is nearby is even worse off. He has to load two trucks today, and the workload is not as simple as doubling it.

The tasks are not distributed evenly, but rather "the more capable, the more work". Mr. Jin is the most skilled of the miners, so he should do the most.

Chen Lang began to work hard.

He used his spiritual power to swing the shovel and pickaxe, and dirt and rocks fell down. The rocks collided with each other and produced dazzling sparks. Occasionally, some stones carrying spiritual power would fall out.

Ten minutes later, a thin layer of dirt formed at the bottom of the mine cart.

"This is not a job for human beings." Chen Lang wiped his sweat. He understood why others were weak. Doing this every day, they only had a few spirit stones to restore their strength in a month. No one could bear it. How could they use it as disposable batteries?

He sat down cross-legged to rest and try to recover, but he didn't recover much. If he continued to do this for a long time without nourishment, he would definitely become ill from overwork. Suddenly, he heard noisy footsteps outside, and a group of people were coming along the main mine tunnel.

"Mountain Master, please."

"Move the mine cart out of the way, don't get in the way of the mountain master!"

The footsteps and shouts were approaching quickly.

The rightful owner is here?

Chen Lang pulled out a basket of ore and loaded it onto a mine cart. He saw a group of guards coming to meet a man in a white robe. His clothes were spotless and he walked with his hands behind his back. The stones on the ground had been cleaned up and were very flat.

Many skinny, dark-skinned monkeys also came out nearby and secretly observed while the cargo was being unloaded.

Chen Lang sensed that this person's cultivation was probably stronger than those old inner disciples of the Goddess Peak's master, but definitely not as good as Zhou Tianzheng and that cheap master.

At least, he could still sense this person's aura.

"Master, you see, this group of people are hardworking, honest and willing to work hard, and their spirits are very good." The captain of the guard quickly introduced the progress made in recent months.

“Thank you for your hard work.” said the mountain master.

"Hey, it's not hard to work for the sect."

The captain of the guards then talked about the production, "We can produce 30,000 kilograms of raw ore this month. I asked them to work harder, and 40,000 kilograms next month will not be a problem."

"Don't talk big, just do your job honestly. The Tianjian Sect has encountered some accidents recently and they are in a hurry." said the mountain master.

"Yes, yes, yes." The captain of the guard nodded repeatedly.

At this point, the mountain master paused for a moment and asked, "Has the Law Hall brought a serious criminal here recently?"

"Yes." The captain of the guard said, "If you want, I'll go back and look up the information and give it to you later."

"No need, I'm just asking casually." The mountain master waved his hand and continued his patrol.

But at this moment, there was a sudden noise from the back, and two supervisors carried out a miner, who was apparently dead.

"Why did someone die again?" the mountain master asked, turning around.

The supervisor said, "He must have suffered internal injuries from the fight yesterday."

The captain of the guard secretly thought it was troublesome. Why did he die not earlier or later, but at this time?

The mountain master frowned slightly, "How do you manage it normally? Don't make trouble for life. My people are very expensive. If it affects performance, you can go to the mine to dig by yourselves."

"It must be strictly managed." The captain of the guard said in a deep voice.

The miners nearby all watched in silence. It was obvious that he had died suddenly. They could all see it. How could the mountain master not know? He was just being polite.

"Oh." Mr. Jin was lying on the mine cart not far away, sighing softly.

"Is there something sad?" Chen Lang asked.

Jin Ye shook his head, "I've actually thought about this a long time ago. This is also a relief, but I don't want to accept my fate. I want to fight for it."

He was already in a weak state, his Taoist foundation was about to be exhausted, and he was beaten by Chen Lang. Now old and new injuries broke out, and he knew that he didn't have much time left.

Seeing the deceased today, he seemed to have caught a glimpse of his own future.

Chen Lang's heart moved, "Do you want the spirit stone?"

"Who wouldn't want to?"

"Then I'll help you." Chen Lang said.

"You have?"

Chen Lang didn't say anything. He walked to Mr. Jin's side, raised his arm and chopped Mr. Jin's neck with a knife.

"Mr. Jin, you died miserably."

A loud scream spread throughout the entire mine tunnel, startling the group of guards and the captain of the guard almost went crazy.

Damn it, just when I dealt with one problem, another one comes up. You guys are always against me, right?

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(End of this chapter)